Heroes of the Storm update adds Sylvanas Windrunner today

It's been a few weeks since Blizzard revealed Sylvanas Windrunner as the latest combatant to join the growing Heroes of the Storm roster. Today's update officially adds her to the beta, along with a few other changes.

The Tomb of the Spider Queen Battleground will debut a three-lane map that sees teams collecting gems and turning them over to the Spider Queen. The team that gives her enough gems will gain her webweavers as allies against the opposition. Team Leagues are also debuting with today's update. Players can create named teams with dedicated rosters to take into ranked matches. These leagues are open to players that have reached Level 40 and own 10 or more Heroes.

Other changes include an increase in the maximum Hero Level, new rewards, and new skins and mounts. The full list of changes are available in the latest round of patch notes. The new Heroes of the Storm update is set to go live today, with a bonus XP week set to run through March 29.

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